Week 5 of the 1972-1973 season started on Monday, October 9th, 1972 and ended on Sunday, October 15th, 1972. The highest-rated program was All in the Family on CBS with a 31.1/52 Nielsen rating/share. Here are the 10 lowest-rated programs:
## | Program | Network | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
54 | Dick Van Dyke | CBS | 14.2/21 |
55 | Streets of San Fran. | ABC | 14.0/23 |
56 | The Men | ABC | 13.8/21 |
57 | Bill Cosby | CBS | 13.6/22 |
58 | NBC Reports | NBC | 13.5/23 |
59 | Anna & The King | CBS | 13.4/23 |
60 | Kung Fu | ABC | 13.2/22 |
61 | Julie Andrews | ABC | 12.4/22 |
62 | Banyon | NBC | 12.3/22 |
63 | Sixth Sense | ABC | 11.6/21 |
For the record, program titles are written exactly the way they were published in 1972.
Source:
“‘Family’ Still Top Show on Nielsen Poll.” Los Angeles Times. 26 Oct. 1972: E32.
It’s been decades since I’ve seen Kung Fu in reruns, but I glanced at the name and began remembering the theme music. That show was a really big deal when I was in high school during the early 1970s.
There used to be a lot of shows that were a really big deal in my life. Now I watch Antiques Roadshow, an occasional American Experience, plus old shows on YouTube and DVDs. I guess my brain can only stay interested in a limited number of TV shows, and I’ve pretty much reached my interest quota!
Here is what the schedule looked like…
NEW DICK VAN DYKE Sunday at 9pm. Opposite of ABC
Movie and NBC MYSTERY MOVIE COLUMBO
STREETS OF SAN FRANCISO Saturday at 9pm. Opposite
NBC Movie and CBS MARY TYLER MOORE and BOB
NEWHART. This was its first season and a move in the winter to Thursday would eventually turn it into a hit show.
THE MEN (JIGSAW) Thursday at 9pm. Opposite of
CBS Movie and NBC IRONSIDE
NEW BILL COSBY SHOW (a variety series) Monday at 10pmOpposite of NBC Movie and ABC MONDAY NIGHT
FOOTBALL.
NBC REPORTS Tuesday at 10pm. Opposite of ABC
MARCUS WELBY and CBS Movie.
ANNA & THE KING Sunday at 7:30pm. Opposite NBC
WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY. ABC did not
schedule a show for that time slot.
KUNG FU Saturday at 8pm. Opposite of NBC EMERGENCY
and CBS ALL IN THE FAMILY and BRIDGET LOVES
BERNIE. Only this episode “King of the Mountain”
would air on Saturday, The series returned in February
and moved with STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO to
Thursday where both would become hits.
JULIE ANDREWS Wednesday at 10pm. Opposite of CBS
CANNON and NBC SEARCH.
BANYON Friday at 10pm. Opposite of ABC LOVE
AMERICAN STYLE and CBS Movie
SIXTH SENSE Saturday at 10pm. Opposite of CBS MISSION
IMPOSSIBLE and NBC Movie.